Press Releases

Feb 21, 2023

Breaking: Groups File Reproductive Freedom Constitutional Amendment Paperwork with Ohio Attorney General

Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom and Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights (OPRR) will submit The Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety amendment and summary to the Ohio Attorney General for review this afternoon.
Feb 16, 2023

Ohio Groups Join Forces to File Language Placing Reproductive Freedom Amendment on the November 2023 Ballot

Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom and Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights today announced they have joined forces to file language with the Ohio Attorney General to place a citizen-initiated Constitutional amendment to restore and protect reproductive rights and abortion access.
Feb 09, 2023

ACLU of Ohio Asks Secretary LaRose to Provide Clarity on how House Bill 458 will Impact Voters with Disabilities

Today, the ACLU Of Ohio sent a letter to Secretary LaRose raising questions and requesting clarity about certain provisions in HB 458 that will adversely affect voters with disabilities.
Jan 12, 2023

Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom Hires Mission Control Inc. As General Consultant for Campaign to Secure Explicit Abortion Access in State Constitution

Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom has retained Mission Control, Inc., to be the General Consultant to oversee campaign strategy for the initiative to place a measure on the ballot to amend the Ohio Constitution to explicitly protect reproductive freedom for all Ohioans.
Jan 12, 2023

Social Workers and Advocates Successfully Force Lebanon, OH to Remove Draconian “Aiding” and “Abetting” Provisions From Local Anti-Abortion Law

Today, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and Abortion Fund of Ohio (formerly Women Have Options (WHO/O)) defeated the City of Lebanon, Ohio’s attempt to keep an expansive, criminal prohibition on “aiding” and “abetting” people seeking to access legal abortion services.
Jan 09, 2023

ACLU Moves to Intervene in Federal Lawsuit in Ohio to Defend a Transgender Student’s Ability to Use Restroom That Corresponds with Her Gender Identity in Bethel Public Schools

The ACLU also has asked the court to deny the plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction, which would bar transgender students from access to restrooms matching their gender identity.
Dec 16, 2022

Ohio’s First District Court of Appeals Denies State’s Request to Take Up Six-Week Abortion Ban, Sends Case Back to Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas

The First District Court of Appeals denied the State’s request to take up the appeal of the preliminary injunction granted by the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas in providers’ challenge to Ohio’s six-week abortion ban.
Dec 15, 2022

Ohio Voting Rights Coalition Issues Letter Calling on Governor DeWine to Veto HB 458

The Ohio Voter Rights Coalition (OVRC), along with the A. Philip Randolph Institute, NAACP, Faith in Public Life, and the Ohio Council of Churches, sent a letter to Governor DeWine urging him to veto House Bill 458.
Dec 12, 2022

Introducing Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom, a Cohort to Secure Explicit Abortion Access in the State Constitution

Today we announce the coalition, Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom, formed by the ACLU of Ohio, Abortion Fund of Ohio, New Voices for Reproductive Justice, Ohio Women’s Alliance, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio, Preterm-Cleveland, Pro-Choice Ohio, and URGE.